For the New York baseball fans, things are getting extremely ugly. The kind of ugly that makes sports talk radio hosts act like they are eulogizing a season in mid-August. But both the New York Mets and the Yankees, who began the 2025 season with high hopes, look nothing like they did at the start. Now they have gone from potential “contenders” to “a miracle if they make it to the playoffs.”
The New York Yankees are a mess from the roster to the managerial issues. They are clinging to the wild card spot, just half a game away from the Guardians. Yes, the same team they dismissed last season is charging hard at them. And for the Bronx, their crosstown rivals, even with their beloved Juan Soto, have gone from first-place swag to a freefall.
The Sunday series in Milwaukee was supposed to be the day when the Mets showed some fight. But it was another chapter in the L column, making it the seventh straight loss. They jumped out to a 5-0 lead, but in true Mets fashion, it unravelled soon. Brewers scored three in the fourth and two in the fifth, and then Issac Collins, the rookie, ended it with a walk-off homer—KO—final score—Brewers 3, Mets 6. And New York baseball fans and insiders are done.
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Chris McMonigle & Willie Colon at the WFAN podcast ripped both teams. And they have warned the Mets for what’s next: “Man, this is doom and gloom ahead.” You’re taking on the Mets, then going to Milwaukee against one of the best and hottest teams in baseball. They’ve been that way for two months—this is no fluke. It’s a good organization, ironically built up by David Stearns, who now runs the Mets. They’ve been scrappy, tough, and consistent for two months.”
And well, tough and consistent the Milwaukee Brewers sure are. They are winners of nine straight games, and they didn’t just beat the New York Mets—they simply embarrassed them. Moving ahead, the New York 17-12 over the weekend, when they have the highest-paid player in the history of baseball with them, Lindor, and such stars, is surprising. New York tabloids couldn’t resist the Beer Capital of the World jabs and painted Soto and company as a team getting swept by the bar before the last call.
Carlos Mendoza, meanwhile, did not sugarcoat, saying, “We haven’t played well for quite a bit now, and that’s what happens. We can’t be looking at the standings; we’ve got to start getting the job done. That simple.”
New York Mets stunned by Brewers rookie walk-off
Flash floods, the traffic, and even a gloomy Sunday couldn’t stop over 37000 fans from pouring into American Family Field. For those who made it, they sure got more than their money’s worth(Apart from the hiccup with the stadium roof did give up at a point) because their rookie put out a lights-out performance. The name in question is Isaac Collins. The 28-year-old outfielder, who came into the season with just 11 big league games under his belt, has been one of baseball’s biggest surprises.
On Sunday, he cemented his case for National League Rookie of the Year with one swing. He launched a walk-off solo homer against the Mets closer Edwin Diaz. It was not just another win; it was the Brewers’ ninth straight win and a sweep over the New York Yankees. Collins told MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy, “I honestly didn’t know if fans were going to be able to make it, and they showed up. I love playing for this team and for this city.”
And why won’t the fans show support? On one hand, the New York Mets and Yankees are falling apart; on the other hand, the Brewers have turned their season around. They, for instance, have a six-game cushion in the NL Central, tied for the largest division lead in baseball. As for Collins, he is leading all NL rookie position players in bWAR while also sporting a .843 OPS. He is edging out Atlanta Braves’ Drake Baldwin. Now just fans, even Pat Murphy, the manager, is struck by Collins’s performance, saying, “I have been here 10 years, that’s the best environment that I’ve seen. I don’t know if we added seats or something. I don’t pay too much attention up there. It just seems louder. Wilder.”
For Mets fans, Diaz’s blown save is just yet another gut punch, and for Brewers, it’s a storybook summer now. Two months are left, and Milwaukee is making a strong case.
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